Construction for beams and the like



Nov. 6, 1923.

- 1 w. TUTTLE CONSTRUCTION FOR BEAMS AND THE LIKE Filed April 26. 1921 & m INVENTOR w N1/ 3 ML BY Arm/1%:

Patented Nov; 5, V 7

- nurrnojisirafrss wA rnn 1. mam; or rnovrnnncn, ni-ronn ISLAND, ASSIGNOR r0 FRANK-Moss "BERG COMPANY, or 'n'rrnn aono, /rAs'sAoHUsE'rrs; nicoitronn'rion or 'nHoDn V ISLAND.

7 Application filean mzasieziils rialnoiiieefia To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER I.-TUT'rr,n, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Providence, county of, Providence, and State. of Rhode Island, haveinvented an Improvement in Constructions fo'rf Beams and the like, of which they following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to the construction of beams and'the 1ike,,and more particularly to thehead cons'tructionofsuch devices. One of the objects thereof is to provide a practical construction-of, the above nature] which shall be light and yet rigid anddup 7 extending outwardly, by which is meant a direction away. from theaxis of theb'eam,

rable. Another object is to provide a construction of the above nature in which :wooden members are effioiently employedv andreliably held in assembledrelation. 1 Other objects willbe in part obviousandinpart pointed out hereinafter. 1 f V V r 5 The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of. elements and arrangement *of parts which will be exemplifiedin the structure hereinafter "described and the scope of the appli-' cation of which willibe indic'atedin the fol lowing claiinsp V rf Inthe accompanying drawing in which is shown one. of various possible embodiments of this invention, 7

Figure 1-. is a sectional; on the line 11 of Figure 2; and

Figure 2 is an end view of the construction shown in Figure 1; r- V Similar. reference characters refer to similar parts throughout bothfview's of. the

' drawing. V V; V 7; Referring now to Figure l of'theidrawing, there-is shown a head comprising three built up'wooden elements 10, 11 and 12. Each of these elements comprises a plurality of wooden members connected edge to edge 1 as along thelines13, to form adisk-of suitable diameter. The'two outer elements lU and 12 lie with the grain ofthe wood in'the" same direction, whereas in the intermediate ele ,ment 11 the grain of the wood lies} in the"; direction at right angles 'to that oftherouter:

element. It is to be understoodrthatin the case of-each of'theseielements the grain of the wood is substantially parallel 'to' the plane of the head asa whole and is length wise of the individual members of which the head elements are composed 1 At the 1 oonsrnuc'rron non BEAMS AND THE L'IK E.

elevation taken point of junction along 1 the edges of the various: members they are; secured to the V contiguous members preferably by glue,f aldirection, as indicated at :15, J toregister at its inner edge with the unbeveled edges-f the element 12 asshownat lti.

though other securing means-rmay]be emiployed if desired. v l

7 At the inner sideof thehead isla iiietallic 7 head member 17 formed ofsheetlmetaland to a point l8-slightly beyond the edge 16. v From thispoint the member '17 is flanged iand the flange bent downwardlyand thence upwardlyyterminztting in the-portion 19 which rests against the; edge '15 of the part as hereinafter described 4 i 1 ,On the opposite side of the c head isa disk I 1 2 P 'Q ed-I with a central hole which registerswith the bore 21 through the wooden head nembers, and p the sheath} 17 i This member 20vis rigidly clamped: to the member 17bya series of rivetsg22 which :are 'countersunk',,and upon being headed into position, hold the various parts depend "ably againstseparation in 'an axial direction Furthermore the member 17 is provided with a series of openings 23 circumferentially spaced aboutits outer portion; as V shownin F igure; 2j'of the drawing. The;

edge of the metal member 17 .about rthese openings is beveledor; countersunkfon i't-he exposedside'of' the member "aseshowniin the drawing. F itted. within rthesemountersunk;

'iholesg23'areflatiheadedscrewibolts 25;;th'e p opposite ends of which rest withinrecesses .26 extending partially. through the rheadfele-l ment; 10,. The nutsfQfZ v upon thesejboltslarie 1 providedwith'washeis28sand the outer por f V I ijons not the I woo n. lem nts a t LI securely clamped agaiiist}thefrigidi'rnetalf a 7 v tion of the wooden members at their outer sheath"v l7. s This "not only p-reventsfs'eparaportionsbut holds them .against the rigid metallic head part 17 whi h acts, thus not;

only as a lining for the head but as a support against which the Wooden members are seccurely clamped. V

The barrel of the beam is shown at 29 and is preferably of the hollow wooden type built up of sectors and provided atits end with an abutment 30. Between this abutment and the head is a metal or wooden spacing collar or block 31. The shaft 32 passes through the barrel and collar as well as the head, and at its outer end is threaded to receive the nutv 33 by which the head is clamped tightly against the end of the barrel. As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 7

I claim as my invention 1. In construction for beams and the like, in combination, a metallic head member bent laterally at its outer edge to form a belt race, a head member built up of wooden sections, the grain of the wood in one section being crossed with respect to the grain of the wood in another section and said head member being inserted within the bent-over portions of said first member and having its periphery substantially encased thereby, and means adapted to secure said wooden member to said metallic member.

2. In construction for beams and the like, in combination, a metal head member of a diameter substantially equal to that of the head, a second metal member of'smaller diameter and substantially parallel to said first member, a built-up wooden head member clamped between said metal members, and a plurality of securing devices holding said wooden head member against said first metal head member at points outwardly spaced from said second metal head member.

3. In construction for beams and the like, in combination, a metal head member of a diameter substantially equal to that of the head, a second metal member of smaller diameter and substantially parallel to said first member, a built-up wooden head member clamped between said metal'members, and a plurality of securing devices holding said wooden head member against said first metal head member at points outwardly spaced from said secondmetal head mem ber, saidwooden head member comprising a plurality of sections one of'which has its grain crossed with respect to one or more of the others thereof.

4. In construction for beams and the like, in combination, a metal head member having a diameter substantially that of the head, a metal head member of relatively small diameter lying parallel thereto, a

built-up wooden head member interposed between said metal members and comprismg a plurality of sections each of which'has a plurality of parts secured edge to edge,-

means securing said metal members one to another and clamping said wooden member therebetween, and means securing said wooden member to said first metal member at points outwardly spaced from said second metal member.

5. In construction for beams and the like, in combination, a barrel, a metal head member resting against the end of said barrel, a built-up wooden head member substantially equal in diameter to said metal member and resting against the same on the side remote from said barrel, ametal member resting equal in diameter to said metal member and resting against the sameon the side remote from said barrel, a metal member resting against the side of said wooden member remote from said barrel, means bearing againstsaid second metal member and holding said head against said barrel, and means securing said wooden head member to said first metal member at points outwardly spaced from said second metal member, said first metal member having its outer portions substantially encasing the periphery of said wooden member and having a belt race formed therein.

7. In construction for beams and the like, in combination, a pair of metal head mem bers, and a wooden head member comprising' a plurality of sections clamped between said metal members, said first metal member being provided with a lateral .ex-

tension at its outer portionembracing said woodenmember substantially encasing its periphery and forming a belt race about the same.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 22nd dayof' WALTER I. TUTTLE.

March, 1921. 

